CVE-2019-18935: Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX through 2019.3.1023 contains a .NET deserialization vulnerability in the RadAsyncUpload function. This is exploitable when the encryption keys are known due to the presence of CVE-2017-11317 or CVE-2017-11357, or other means. Exploitation can result in remote code execution. (As of 2020.1.114, a default setting prevents the exploit.
Published Dec 11, 2019 · Updated Jun 17, 2026
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Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX through 2019.3.1023 contains a .NET deserialization vulnerability in the RadAsyncUpload function. This is exploitable when the encryption keys are known due to the presence of CVE-2017-11317 or CVE-2017-11357, or other means. Exploitation can result in remote code execution. (As of 2020.1.114, a default setting prevents the exploit. In 2019.3.1023, but not earlier versions, a non-default setting can prevent exploitation.)
References
- https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2019/02/telerik-revisited.html
- https://github.com/bao7uo/RAU_crypto
- https://github.com/noperator/CVE-2019-18935
- https://know.bishopfox.com/research/cve-2019-18935-remote-code-execution-in-telerik-ui
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-federal-agency-hacked-using-old-telerik-bug-to-steal-data/
- https://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/details/allows-javascriptserializer-deserialization
- https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/aspnet-ajax/release-history/ui-for-asp-net-ajax-r1-2020-%28version-2020-1-114%29
- https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/release-history
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-18935
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology
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